The "Orange is the New Black" series is surprisingly delightful for a dark dramedy that takes place in a women's prison. Ostensibly a fish-out-of-water story told through the eyes of a privileged white woman who finds herself behind bars, the series is so much more than that. In "Lost"-esque fashion, the prison story is interspersed with inmates' flashbacks, explaining just how these women found themselves in this place. The result is a powerful, sharp, often hilarious, sometimes devastating and always original series. less

The "Orange is the New Black" series is surprisingly delightful for a dark dramedy that takes place in a women's prison. Ostensibly a fish-out-of-water story told through the eyes of a privileged white woman ... more

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Yael Stone, from left, Taylor Schilling, Dascha Polanco and Vicky Jeudy star in Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black."

Yael Stone, from left, Taylor Schilling, Dascha Polanco and Vicky Jeudy star in Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black."